The house was beautiful and clean and a good location and mostly as described. Several in the group enjoyed the short and somewhat steep hike over a couple of dunes to the beach frequently, although it was disappointingly too steep for my elderly parents to do, which was why we had chosen this place, thinking they could walk to the beach. There is a public access beach a couple of doors down at the Club, though, that is easier access, with handicapped parking near the beach trail. The house was well supplied with everything we needed and the beds were comfortable (except for the hide-a-bed, which is actually in the master bedroom, not the upstairs bedroom as stated in the listing). Due to the open floor plan, high ceilings and hard surface floors, it can get quite noisy with a houseful of young kids, making it somewhat hard to hear if anyone is hearing-impaired. I might stay here again if our group were configured differently. The hot tub was a definite plus and we used and enjoyed it a lot (although we never could figure out how to turn the jets off). Note: you have to download the Vacasa app in order to find the code to access the hot tub, which it looks like maybe some previous renters didn’t figure out. Like others, we found that emailing the rental company often did not get us a response for weeks, which was frustrating both as we tried to prepare for the trip ahead of time as well as while we were there. If you have any questions while you’re there a phone call might be better, although it seems like that is only available weekdays and during business hours. I noticed they have added a blind over the window in the master bedroom that others had complained about the neighbors’ light shining in, which was nice. It rained most of the days we were there, and we enjoyed the pellet stove in the evenings. On a sunny day, you want to keep the blinds closed so it doesn’t get too hot inside, but with the windows open it does cool down nicely at night. A couple of fans would have been really welcome on the warmer days, especially in the upstairs bedroom, which got quite warm. There were several bikes in the garage as well as several kites, and a very useful second refrigerator. We bought and left some more kites and some sand toys for the next renters to use. Overall, a good experience.
